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Raleigh Bike Plan Update Shows Us the Network

By Leo Suarez | Nov 30, 2015 | No Comments

Fresh paint on Hillsborough Street. In mid 2014, I did a post about the evolution of Raleigh’s bicycle network. It’s been years, it feels slow-moving, but the pieces may be starting to connect and create this thing called a “Network”. I got really into looking at the maps in the latest draft chapter of the […]

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Nov 30, 2015 | No Comments

Cobb County Now Boasts Two Separate Bike-Share Systems (AJC)
Gwinnett County to Update Its Comprehensive Transpo Plan for First Time Since 2001 (Daily Post)
Hillsborough Transit Backers Await Commission Vote on Funding Referendum (Tampa Tribune)
Tampa Bay Times: Use Go Hillsborough Delays to Strengthen Transit Package
Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit to Run Sunday Shuttle Service for Holiday Shopping (WIAT)
Charlotte Light Rail Popular Enough to Need Longer Trains and Platforms (Charlotte Observer)
Despite Ongoing Construction, NIMBYs Continue Fight Against All Aboard Florida (Palm Beach Post)
FDOT Has Not Confirmed Tri-Rail Extension Funding (Miami Herald)

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How Traffic Growth Projections Become a Self-Fulfilling Prophesy

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 25, 2015 | No Comments

Transportation planners in Austin are in the beginning stages of a pattern just about every community in the U.S. is familiar with. The way to break the traffic projection prophecy is to avoid catering to it in the first place. Image: Carfree Austin The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) says traffic on a local highway — South MoPac [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Nov 25, 2015 | No Comments

Rick Scott: Little for Transit, Basically Nothing for Bike-Ped in FDOT Budget (Tampa Bay Times)
Meanwhile, South Florida Is Desperate to Get People to Stop Driving Everywhere (The Real Deal)
Jacksonville Unsure How Dated Skyway Fits With Transit Plans (Florida Politics)
The News-Press Defines What a Bike-Friendly Designation Means
Southern Rail Commission Hosts Forum on Restoring Passenger Train Service (Lagniappe)
Macon-Bibb Pedestrian Safety Panel Recommendations Look Pitiful (WMGT)

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Why I’m Grateful for Cities

By Kristen Jeffers | Nov 24, 2015 | No Comments

Just in time for the United States Thanksgiving celebration this week, I want to positively but honestly, give thanks to cities for what they do well and right. So why am I thankful for cities? Public Libraries You may have seen the above picture on some social media site. It’s actually the parking garage of […]

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Nov 24, 2015 | No Comments

Toll-Hating NC Rep Charles Jeter Wants to Shift Charlotte’s MPO Vote Power to Suburbs (Observer)
Developer: Racism Drives Opposition to MARTA Expansion (Curbed)
Johns Creek Mayor Defines Irony: People Won’t Support MARTA When We’re Stuck In Traffic (WABE)
Buckhead Business Leaders Oppose Bike Lanes Because Those Are for Millennials (Atl Biz Chronicle)
Atlanta Receives Three Bids to Redevelop Turner Field (AJC)
Federal Judge Orders MARTA to Court to Defend Paratransit Service (Mass Transit)

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TIGER Restored, Transit Expansion Funds Cut in 2016 Spending Bill

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 23, 2015 | No Comments

As the House and the Senate get to work on hashing out a multi-year transportation bill in conference committee, Congress is also putting together its annual spending package for transportation. The annual bill decides the fate of several discretionary programs, and earlier this year it looked like US DOT’s TIGER grants, which tend to fund multi-modal projects at [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Nov 23, 2015 | No Comments

Charlotte Leaders Hold “Summit” on HOT Lanes (Charlotte Observer)
Politico Imagines Streetcar as Emblem of Charlotte’s Social Ills
Yes, Florida, Transit Oriented Development Is Real (The Real Deal)
Can Canals and Mangroves Help Miami Weather Climate Change? (New Times)
Sun Sentinel Investigation Finds Lax Discipline for Broward Bus Drivers
The Nashville Business Journal Shows a Map of Potential Frequent Transit Routes
Lack of Local Match Causes Hall County Transit to Lose Federal Dollars (Gainesville Times)

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Zig Zag Road Striping Calms Traffic in Virginia

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 20, 2015 | No Comments

Virginia DOT installed these zig zag markings to caution drivers approaching the intersection of a popular walking and biking trail. Photo: Virginia DOT At 11 points in northern Virginia, the familiar straight dashed lines on the road gives way to a series of zig zags. The unusual markings, the result of a pilot project from the Virginia Department of [...]

Today Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Nov 20, 2015 | No Comments

Rich Suburbanites Vote to Oppose MARTA Expansion, Transportation Funding (AJC)
Atlanta Streetcar to Begin Charging Fares in January (The Signal)
Miami: Proposed Zoning Code Changes Would Limit Development on Smaller Lots (Curbed)
Escambia County Transit Now Offers WiFi, Bus Locator App (WUWF)
Ofxford University Transit Adds New Routes, Late Night Service (Oxford Eagle)
Birmingham Wants Uber in Part Because City Lacks Decent Transit (Alabama Live)
Cycling Group Teaches History of Atlanta (Next City)

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Why It’s Important to Get Out of Your Car to Report the News

By Branden Klayko | Nov 19, 2015 | No Comments

Despite a mishap here or there, the new bike lane along Sixth Street through Downtown Louisville and neighborhoods south has been open a couple weeks now. But as the lane begins to meld with the city’s built landscape, let’s consider how the city has approached the lane and its strange green markings. For instance, WDRB’s report The post Why it’s important to get out of your car to report the news appeared first on Broken Sidewalk.

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Nov 19, 2015 | No Comments

Memphis Riders Union: Funding Trolleys Is “Slap in the Face” to Transit Dependent (Memphis Flyer)
MARTA Army Announces Next Initiative: Recognizing Outstanding Employees (GPB)
Marietta City Council to Hear Plans for Blank’s United Soccer Stadium (MDJ)
Charlotte Makes Land Swap Deal With Feds Along Streetcar Route (Charlotte Biz Journal)
Raleigh Needs Innovative Planners to Become the City It Wants to Be (Indy Week)
Broken Sidewalk Explains How Windshield Reporting Misses the Point

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